Amsalu Erko in Austin, Texas

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Sorry, his university is not listed
Graduation Year: 1998
The Primary Medical Specialty for Amsalu Erko is listed as: Nephrology
Approximate Years of Experience: 26
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 1951469865
NPI #: 1386703064
NPI Created On: 12/08/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 07/14/2015
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RN0300X
License Number:
M5148
Listed Gender: Male

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• FirstCare Health Plans
• Humana
• Celtic Insurance Company
• Oscar Insurance Company
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English, Spanish, American Sign, Amharic.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of central venous catheter for infusion, patient 5 years or older
2. Replacement of central venous catheter
3. Removal of central venous catheter for infusion
4. Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
5. Insertion of needle and/or catheter into dialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
6. Excision of blood clot and/or infusion to dissolve blood clot in dialysis circuit and balloon dilation of dialysis segment, , accessed through the skin, with imaging including radiological supervision and interpretation
7. Ultrasound guidance for accessing into blood vessel
8. Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device
9. Hemodialysis procedure with one physician evaluation
10. Dialysis services (4 or more physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
11. Dialysis services (2-3 physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
12. Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes
13. Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, additional 15 minutes
14. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
16. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
17. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
18. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
19. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).